Durably Ductile, Transparent Polystyrene Based on Extensional Stress-Induced Rejuvenation Stabilized by Styrene-Butadiene Block Copolymer Nanofibrils. 2021

Ying Zeng, and Qian-Cheng Yang, and Ying-Te Xu, and Guo-Qi Ma, and Hua-Dong Huang, and Jun Lei, and Gan-Ji Zhong, and Zhong-Ming Li
College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China.

The glassy polymer of polystyrene (PS) enjoys a good reputation as a promising optical material; however, the inherent brittleness hinders its further applications. Conventional toughening methods are realized based on the premise of a sacrifice in transparency and stiffness. In this work, we found an unprecedented strategy to address these obstacles by combining extensional stress-induced ductility and suppressing physical aging. PS-based film with a high stiffness, long-term ductility, and excellent transparency is achieved by introducing a styrene-butadiene block copolymer into the PS matrix and subsequently annealing stretched. A nanofibrillar structure of the polybutadiene (PB) phase is formulated surrounded by a PS matrix, and thus, the elongation at break enhances from 3.1% up to 86.8%, accompanying the yield strength enhanced from 25.5 to 62.2 MPa. More significantly, compared with neat PS, these films survive from physical aging and persistent ductility over time. The morphology deformation induced by stress makes an obvious contribution to the improvement of transparency. Investigating the dynamics of chain segments indicates that the incorporation of the copolymer can restrict rearrangement and local relaxation to the PS chain. This work could pave a potential route toward high-performance PS and might be transferable to other glassy polymers with a fragile character.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D011108 Polymers Compounds formed by the joining of smaller, usually repeating, units linked by covalent bonds. These compounds often form large macromolecules (e.g., BIOPOLYMERS; PLASTICS). Polymer
D011137 Polystyrenes Polymerized forms of styrene used as a biocompatible material, especially in dentistry. They are thermoplastic and are used as insulators, for injection molding and casting, as sheets, plates, rods, rigid forms and beads. Polystyrol,Polystyrene,Polystyrols
D012060 Rejuvenation The phenomenon of youthfulness, vitality, and freshness being restored. This can apply to appearance, TISSUES, organ functions, or other areas.
D002070 Butadienes Four carbon unsaturated hydrocarbons containing two double bonds. Butadiene Derivative,Butadiene Derivatives,Derivative, Butadiene,Derivatives, Butadiene
D013718 Tensile Strength The maximum stress a material subjected to a stretching load can withstand without tearing. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed, p2001) Strength, Tensile,Strengths, Tensile,Tensile Strengths

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